Pages

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Christmas Portrait FAIL!

I don't like to brag or anything but nobody can take a candid or posed portrait shot of children like I can. Except maybe Walmart Studios who managed to capture them at their best at our formal Christmas portrait session in November.

The session went so badly that it became the tutorial for the new girl and the photographer called it "Working with Difficult Subjects". If there was a lesson there, I didn't get it. And, yes, I ordered those pictures.

From there, I marched the boys over to the park hoping to get something I could use on a Christmas card. They ran in 10 different directions at once. This is the only shot out of over a hundred that was worth photo editing. That's right. This is after the cropping and touch ups. They look like they're about to be hauled in for questioning somewhere.

It's not just that I haven't figured out to work my camera. I've been reading every on-line tutorial I can find and I'm getting better at pics for the blog. I even figured out ISO stuff. But when it comes to the kids, I'm clearly an epic fail. Behold the nice blog pic....

Not too bad, right? Now how about this?

Or this?

Why is everything so blurry? I finally got one of Bubs holding still. But he's doing this....

Because what elderly relative doesn't want a pic of a toddler with a sock on his head.

Last week we had the Foster Parent Association Christmas party. Ah ha! This was the photo op I've been waiting for. There would be a tree! Santa was coming!!! So I dressed them in their "portrait" clothes and hauled butt to the party. Gosh, there was even a sofa in front of the tree where I could sit them down....So excited. Here they are in all their glory.

Not bad except for the entire gym is in the background. Ugh. Could I get them to look at me? No.

How about the fancy portrait on the sofa?

At least they're sitting right? Too bad they can't stop moving.

That one's a keeper for sure. I think it will go in the annual Christmas card. I did capture this little gem with my cell phone. Don't be jealous of my super cooperative children. I guess this about sums it up.

If anyone has any ideas as to how to round up a couple of toddlers and get them to cooperate for pictures, I'd sure love to hear it. Because I'm going to have to resort to photo shopping their faces on other children's bodies. If I could afford Photo Shop that is. Or could even manage to work it.

Google+ Badge

Google+ Followers

Follow by Email

Search This Blog

Loading...

About Jenna

Jenna is mom of two grown daughters and is now raising her two grandsons, ages 2 and 3. She is the owner of this blog and of her design business, Cottonwood Lane Designs. Jenna loves all things crafty, a good DIY project, and hoarding old furniture. She is a firm believer that design doesn't have to be expensive to be fabulous.